Tālesh

Tālesh
Persian: تالش
City
Hashtpar
Sardar Amjad Palace
Lisar
Asalam
Talesh Road
Tālesh is located in Iran
Tālesh
Tālesh
Coordinates: 37°47′51″N 48°54′15″E / 37.79750°N 48.90417°E / 37.79750; 48.90417[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
54,178
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tālesh (Persian: تالش)[a] is a city in the Central District of Talesh County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

Demographics

Language

The Iranian dialect of Tālesh is a dialect of Talysh language.[6] The Iranian disability activist and artist Mitra Farazandeh was born in this town.[7]

Linguistic composition of the city.[8]

Tālesh linguistic composition
language percent
Talysh
45%
Azerbaijani
30%
New Persian
20%
Northern Kurdish
5%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,486 in 10,688 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 52,344 people in 14,984 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 54,178 people in 16,832 households.[3]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Talesh; also known as Hashpar, Hashtpar, and Hashtpar-e Tavalesh[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2024). "شهرک مخابرات, دهنه سیاه درون, دهستان طولارود, بخش مرکزی شهرستان طوالش [Telecommunications Town, Dahaneh Siah Darun, Tula Rud Rural District, Central District of Talesh County], Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "QWW3+XMV Hashtpar, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Tālesh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086904" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  6. ^ Asatrian, Garnik and Habib Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
  7. ^ "100 Women: 'Disabled women have sexual needs too'". BBC News. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Language distribution: Gilan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.